About two years ago, my family was alarmed to receive a mailed legal notice of a developer’s application to destroy 29 acres of wetlands and woodlands behind my house in Montville, NJ, to erect 266 housing units.
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Acclaimed oceanographer and National Geographic “Explorer in Residence” Dr. Sylvia Earle turned 87 on August 30. I had a chance to speak with her 15 years ago, and will never forget her warm sincerity, humility, and intensity. Her fervent birthday wish, published yesterday by her 501c3 nonprofit organization, Mission Blue, is that we all "ignite public support for a global network of Marine Protected Areas."
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Five University of Missouri journalism students have created a Playbook for a Midwestern sustainable reporting hub. The students presented their innovations to CivicStory. In the spirit of collaboration, we simply couldn't keep their insights to ourselves.
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The New York Times recently reported that the average American throws away 10 single-use plastic bags per week. The United Nations Environment Program estimates that some eight million tons of plastic waste end up in the oceans each year. Even scarier, fish and shellfish eaters could be ingesting up to...
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